Railway-rail joint.



PATENTE-SEPT. 22, 1903.` L. DINGBR, JR.:Y RAILWAY RAILJOINT.

PLI T ILED JUNE 13, 1903.

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' UNITED STAT-Es Patented September 22, 1903.

Louis DINGER, JR., or NEW YORK, N. Y.

RAiLwAY-RAIL JOINT.-

SPECIFICATVION forming part of Letters Patent No. 739,656, dated September 22, 1903.

` Application filed June13,11905.V Serial No. 161,39. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it mag/:concern: Y

Be it known that I, Louis DINGER, Jr., a

citizen of the United States, residing. at Newthe object is to provide a joint of the char# acter described which will be simple in construction and which will eft'ectually prevent any lateral or vertical movement of the joined ends of the `rail-sections with ,relation to each other and Which at the same timewill permit the free longitudinal movement of the rails due to contraction and expansion.

The invention' consists in the' novel construction ofthe various elements of the invention and their arrangement and aggroup-v ment in operative combination, the novelty of which will be particularly pointed ont and distinctly claimed.'

I have fully and clearly illustrated my invention in the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, and wherein- Figure l isa perspective View of the meeting ends of two/rail-sections which are connected by means of my improved 'rail-joint.'

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal vertical central section taken through the rails and joint connectingthem. Fig3 is a topplan viewfot',` Fig. 4 is a transverse vertiff the invention. cal section on the line et 4 of Fig. 2, and Fig. 5 is a transverse Vertical section on the line 5 5 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings,.l l `designate the meeting ends of two rail-sections, which are of the well-known type consisting of a base, web, and tread and in connection with which my invention is employed. The adjacent or meeting ends of these rail-sections are formed in their, tread-sections .with recesses 2 2, which are shown as-beingV- shaped in contou r and extend longitudinally of the rail for such a distance and are of such a depth as may be desired or required. The rail-sections are also provided with longitudinally-projecting tongues 3 8, which are extensions of the web of the rail and coincide in width therewith, the base of the rails being cut away, as shown at 44 in Fig. 2 of the 'draw-ings. .Each of the tongues 3 is provided with an'elongated slot 5, the pur- Spose of which Will fully appear hereinafter.

6 designates the connecting-'block .by means Kof which the ends of therail-sectionsare connected. Y 'This block comprises a bodyportien formed with a tread -section 7, the upper surface and sides of which are formed to co- 6o incide withpthe treads of the rail-sections and lto span the distance between the treads of said rail-sections substantially as shown in the drawings. Y The connecting block is formed at its upper opposite ends with taper- 6; ingA extensions 8 8, which are arranged to be seated in the V- shaped recesses in the ends .of the rails,the said extensions being formed to coincide with the'contour of the said re-A cess and being of such thickness that when 7o seated in the recesses the upper surface of `they treads of the rails and the connecting- .block'will be flush to provide a smooth riding-surface.

Through the body portion of the connecting-block 6 is formed alongi'tudinally-extending opening 9, which extends entirely through said block and is arranged to receivetheprojections' 3 on the webs of the meeting railsections, said sections being secured in'posi- 8o tion in the connecting-block by means of transversely-arranged headed bolts 10 10, extending through the block from side to side and projected through the elongated slots in the projections on the rail-sections, said slots providing for the' movement ot the rails due to contraction and expansion. The bolts, as shown, are secured in position by means of the usual nutsv 11 11. At its baseportion the connecting-block is provided with anges 12 9o 12, which are secured to the tie by spikes l3,` whereby the' joint is held rigidly in position. It will be seen that the joint-block being rigidly secured4 to the tie and the projections on the rail-sections being seated in said block and the projections on the block being seated in the recesses in the rails all vertical and lateral movement .of the rails with relationto each other will be prevented, but that the rails may be free to move longitudinally, without Ico hindrance, the rails not being spiked to the tie.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is A 1. The combination with the meeting ends of railroad-rails, each provided with a V- shaped recess in its tread and a projecting Web, of a connecting-block provided with V- shaped projections adapted to be seated in the recesses of the rails and an opening to receive the webs of the rails.

2. The combination with the meeting ends of railroad-rails each provided with a recess in its tread and a projection, of a connecting.

of railroad -rails each provided with a V- shaped recess in its tread and a projecting Web portion to form a tongue, said tongues having elongated slots therein, of a connecting-block composing a body and tread portion, said tread being provided with oppositely-drected tapering projections adapted to be seated in the V-shaped recesses in the treads of the rails, the body of the block having a longitudinal opening to receive the tongues on the rails, and base-flanges adapted to be secured to a tie, and transverse bolts extending through the block and the slots in the tongues on the rail.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LOUIS DINGER, JR. 

